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Harist Il Louz (Cream of Wheat Cake)
Sweetened with a wonderfully floral orange blossom syrup, this cream of wheat cake or harist il louz is simple to prepare with just a few ingredients.
👥 24 Servings👤 Rose Previte📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●saucepan
- ●oven
- ●spatula
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To make the syrup, in a medium saucepan combine the sugar with 2 cups water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Stir to ensure the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil and add the lemon juice. Simmer for ⏱️ 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the orange blossom water, and set aside to cool completely. Refrigerate until cold.
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2
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9 x 12-inch baking pan with oil.
3
To make the pudding squares, in a large saucepan stir together the milk, Cream of Wheat, sugar, and butter. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes away from the sides of the pan, about ⏱️ 15 minutes; it will be thick and it will thicken before it comes away from the sides of the pan.
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4
Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and use a rubber or silicone spatula to make an even layer. Use a sharp knife to cut 2-inch squares (rubbing vegetable oil on the knife can help prevent sticking). Put a whole almond or a few slivered almonds in the center of each square and press very gently so they stick.
Vegetable oil, for spraying the baking pan, and for the knife (optional)
5
Bake until lightly browned, ⏱️ 50 minutes to ⏱️ 1 hour, and up to ⏱️ 10 minutes longer for a browner top.
6
Remove from the oven and recut the squares. Spoon the cold syrup around the outer edges and all the cut edges; don’t add more syrup than the harist can absorb—you may not use all of the syrup.
7
Let cool completely in the pan. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks.
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